How to move a Layout Design to Origin (0,0)

thanks Derek and Andrew , but that wasn't really what i was looking for. 1. If you notice, when you add an instance ( of view type : layout) to another layout view, you always get a rectangular box with its 0,0 right at the bottom left corner. And if you expand that cell (Shift+F) you would see that it is the absolute boundary of that cell's layout. , i.e, it will fit the cell in the smallest possible rectangle box it can irrespective of its shape, be it rectangular or oblong. 2. now, from what i normally do to move origin (Ref to: shot in the dark :)), i can pick a coordinate from my Layout and move to it an exact point by "Move Origin" function or by Andrew's suggestion, but it all depends if i select the exact bottom left of my cell view (which could be any shape). It is not really that important usually, since whenever you add an instance to another layout it will give you this rectangle outline which fits the entire cell taking into account its shape But, at the highest hierarchical level, and i am preempting here, (a) if you need to move the entire layout to (0,0) you would need to be sure if you have selected the absolute bottom left of the cell else you might move some part of that cell to -ve X or -ve Y. (b) similarly, if you need to export your layout to some other tool (which I did in the university from MAGIC to Cadence for DRC Checks) the entire cell needs to be at 0,0 (well not necessarily, but it helps ) Someone suggested me a way, and i'll give it a go : Place the layout as an instance in another layout view, and edit its origin properties to suit you? Then you can flatten if you want. PS: Sorry if this post seems unformatted, apparently it isn't recognising my ENTER and SpaceBar inputs.

thanks Derek and Andrew , but that wasn't really what i was looking for. 1. If you notice, when you add an instance ( of view type : layout) to another layout view, you always get a rectangular box with its 0,0 right at the bottom left corner. And if you expand that cell (Shift+F) you would see that it is the absolute boundary of that cell's layout. , i.e, it will fit the cell in the smallest possible rectangle box it can irrespective of its shape, be it rectangular or oblong. 2. now, from what i normally do to move origin (Ref to: shot in the dark :)), i can pick a coordinate from my Layout and move to it an exact point by "Move Origin" function or by Andrew's suggestion, but it all depends if i select the exact bottom left of my cell view (which could be any shape). It is not really that important usually, since whenever you add an instance to another layout it will give you this rectangle outline which fits the entire cell taking into account its shape But, at the highest hierarchical level, and i am preempting here, (a) if you need to move the entire layout to (0,0) you would need to be sure if you have selected the absolute bottom left of the cell else you might move some part of that cell to -ve X or -ve Y. (b) similarly, if you need to export your layout to some other tool (which I did in the university from MAGIC to Cadence for DRC Checks) the entire cell needs to be at 0,0 (well not necessarily, but it helps ) Someone suggested me a way, and i'll give it a go : Place the layout as an instance in another layout view, and edit its origin properties to suit you? Then you can flatten if you want. PS: Sorry if this post seems unformatted, apparently it isn't recognising my ENTER and SpaceBar inputs.